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CORNELIUS ANTHONY, OF SOHENEGTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIGN OR TO C. L. SANFORD, GEORGE B. NEAR, AND JAMES TROVER'OF SAME PLAGE.

Letters Patent No. 74,787,` dated Feruary 25, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT In TsA-KnrrLns.

T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN:

Be it known that I, CORNELIUS ANTHONY, of Schenectady, in the county of Schenectady, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Mode otiAttaching Covers to Tea-Kettles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the-saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming partei' this specification, in which- Y Figure 1 is a vertical central section of my invention, taken on the plane of aline passing'through the bail und the two lugs or ears of a tea-kettle.V

Y Figure 2 is a perspective view, with the key or wedge and bail removed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of key or wedge B.

Figure 4 is a vertical central section, vtaken at right angles to iig. 1.

Figure 5 is a plan of tea-kettle cover.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. r

`'My invention consists in constructing a tea-kettle and its cover in such av manner asA that the latter may be easily moved towards either side, as may be required, for fillingl or other purposes, and that will alsorenrain permanently attached to the tea-kettle. By this arrangement, the bail of a teakettle is retained inany required position. It will not fall down upon thertop of the kettle, and become too warm to handle.

A designates the lug or ear of a teakettle, to which is 4attached one end of bail D, as showuin fig. 1. This lug has a recess cust init, of a wedge-like or other convenient shape,vfor the reception ofthe key or wedgeshaped piece B, as shown in iig. 2. B designates a key, of metal, which is cast of a wedge-like shape, and with a hole through it, for the bail to pass through, as shown at 6 in iig. 3. C Adesignates the recess irrlug or ear B.

The lug A is cast with the' tea-kettle, forming a part of th'e same. 'The upper part of the lug is made round, forming` a pivot, .upon which the cover moves laterally, resting upon a flat surface, f, shown in iig. 2.. On the outer edge of the cover is a projectiom'lz, having a.' circular hole through it, which is passed over the pivot at the top of the lug A. The wedge or key B is then put in place, a hole having been previouslydrilled through the pivotto coincide with-the hole in key B. The key B and cover E are then secured in place by inserting the hail D and turning up its end, as shown at Zin iig. 1. .The key B projects over or beyond the sides of thepivot at the top of lug A, and above the dat surface or shoulderf, forming ati. space, m, in which the cover can move freelytowards either side, as shown in fig. 4.

Having thusdescribed my invention, it will be seen that this is a neat and convenient device for the purpose claimed.' It is an easy method of attaching covers to tea-kettles, serving the double purpose of securing the cove-rin place,'and of` retaining the bail of the tea-kettle in any position required, either when filling the kettle, or when over the re, preventing the bail from becoming too warm to be handle i I-do not claim broadly a swinging cover for a tea-kettle, that having been made before; nor do I claim securing the cover4 of a tea-kettle by its bail; but

Whatl claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

lfThe key or wedge B, in combination with recess C, and bail D, and swinging cover of a tea-kettle, substantially as shown and described.

2. The lug or ear A of a tea-kettle, when made with a recess, C, and used substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

' CORNELIUS ANTHONY.

Witnesses:

ALBERT C. TA'YLon, JOHN H. SUART. 

